Sungai Buloh

This article is about the subdistrict in Petaling District, Selangor. For the Kuala Selangor district, see Kuala Sungai Buloh. For the nature reserve in Singapore, see Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve.
Sungai Buloh
Sungai Buloh

Location in Peninsular Malaysia

Coordinates: 3°12′N 101°35′E / 3.200°N 101.583°E / 3.200; 101.583Coordinates: 3°12′N 101°35′E / 3.200°N 101.583°E / 3.200; 101.583
Country Malaysia
State Selangor
Establishment 1930
Government
Time zone MST (UTC+8)

Sungai Buloh (Chinese: 双溪毛糯) is a town and mukim in Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. The name itself literally means "bamboo river" in the Malay language. It is located along the Kuala Selangor highway.

History

In 1930, in an isolated valley of Bukit Lagong, Sungai Buloh, a group of Malays, Chinese, Indians, Eurasians and Turks set up a contained community in the wake of the 1926 Leper Enactment Act, which required the segregation and treatment of those with the disease. Sungai Buloh was the second biggest leprosy settlements in the world. It was equipped with advanced facilities and became a research centre for leprosy. Sungei Buloh was a pioneer project based on the "enlightened policy" of segregating leprosy patients in a self-supporting community following the principles of a garden city. In 1935 and 1936, scrip was issued specifically for the settlement.

On May 7, 1991, Sungai Buloh underwent the explosion of the Bright Sparklers Firework factory in the town and the subsequent fire.[1]

Upscale neighbourhoods

It is also home to many prestigious housing areas, such as D'Sara Sentral, Bukit Rahman Putra, Sunway Rahman Putra, Taman Villa Putra, Sierramas and Valencia. Most of these neighborhoods are guarded and gated to provide the safest hospitality for the residents.

Education

There are currently two major high schools in Sungai Buloh - SMK Bandar Baru Sungai Buloh and SMK Bukit Rahman Putra. Sungai Buloh also houses two international schools, IGB International School and elc International School in Sierramas.

Accessibility

Public transport

Sungai Buloh is served by  KA08  Sungai Buloh Station on the KTM Port Klang-Tanjong Malim line. It is also the northern terminus of the MRT line, scheduled to open in 2023 or later.

Car

The Kepong-Kuala Selangor highway 54 runs through Sungai Buloh town. PLUS E1 exit 113 serves the town.

Politics

The bulk of Sungai Buloh town is within the Paya Jaras state constituency, which is also one of three state seats in the Subang parliamentary constituency; though part of the town also spills into neighbouring Selayang constituency.

Name in other languages

According to a multilingual sign on North–South Expressway, it is written as

References

  1. ↑ Pereira, Ian; David, Adrian (1993-04-17). "Painful memories of Bright Sparklers". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2010-12-10.


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